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That does it from the ESPN Main Stage! After a long, grueling day of poker, the returning field of 21 runners has been whittled down to one champion. The last man standing is Christopher Wallace, who laid claim to his first gold WSOP bracelet as well as $507,614 in first-place prize money.

The day began with 21 hopefuls returning to the felt and vying for a spot at the final table of this prestigious event. With the limits constantly increasing, the eliminations came at a more and more rapid rate. Players like Ben Yu (20th), Daniel Negreanu (18th), Bertrand Grospellier (16th), current WSOP Player of the Year points leader Justin Bonomo (15th), Nick Schulman (14th), David Benyamine (11th), and Nick Kost (10th) all fell before the final table was reached. Bruno Fitoussi came into the unofficial final table as the shortest stack and was eliminated quickly by Lee Goldman during an Omaha 8 hand.

Calvin Anderson was the first player to fall at the official final table, his stack crippled during a Bill Chen triple up. Anderson busted soon after when he couldn't catch up against Max Pescatori's two pair in stud. Despite the aforementioned triple, Chen was the next player to go. Chen's demise came during a round of limit hold'em, moving most of his stack in before the flop against Wallace. Chen flopped top pair on an all-diamond board and fired a bet on the flop and turn before finding himself all in and at risk. Wallace held the and made the nuts with a fourth diamond on the river, though, and Chen was sent packing in seventh place.

Lee Goldman was the next to go, finding elimination during the next round of razz. Goldman couldn't catch up against Richard Sklar and was forced to settle for a sixth place finish. Goldman collected $84,844 in prize money for his finish. Following Goldman out the door was Pescatori, who was eliminated one round of games later in razz. By the end of Pescatori's final hand, Randy Ohel held a jack-perfect and Pescatori squeezed out his final card with hopes to improve. He ultimately could not beat the jack and was sent to the rail in fifth place.

Wallace and Sklar performed a one-two punch on Richard Ashby, with the former crippling the Brit in a key stud 8 hand. Soon after, the short-stacked Ashby moved all in on third street against Sklar. Both players admittedly held weak hands, but it was ultimately Sklar who finished with the best of it. Ashby was eliminated in fourth place and took home $150,625 in prize money.

Sklar, who began the day as the shortest stack of the returning 21, clung to hope and found some fortunate spots early to pad his stack. From there he rode his rush and came into the final table as the chip lead. Despite holding that lead for a majority of the final table, Sklar lost some key pots during three-handed play and was eliminated in third place. Sklar fell by Ohel's hand during an Omaha 8 hand, allowing him to pocket $206,499 in prize money.

Wallace and Ohel began heads up play nearly dead even in chips, but with only 30 big bets in play between the two, the action was constantly being pushed. Eventually, Wallace pulled in a massive stud hand, making sixes full of tens to take an almost 5-1 chip lead. From there, Wallace leaned on Ohel until the latter fell during a stud 8 confrontation. Ohel became the runner-up and collected $313,715 while Wallace was crowned the 22nd champion of the 2014 WSOP!

Final Table Payouts

Place

Player

Prize

1

Christopher Wallace

$507,614

2

Randy Ohel

$313,715

3

Richard Sklar

$206,499

4

Richard Ashby

$150,625

5

Max Pescatori

$112,066

6

Lee Goldman

$84,844

7

Bill Chen

$65,273

8

Calvin Anderson

$50,966

PokerNews extends its congratulations to Wallace for claiming one of the most coveted bracelets of the summer. That does it for our coverage of Event 22, but be sure to check out our Live Reporting page for all of the latest from every other event of the 2014 World Series of Poker!

On the final hand of the tournament it was Randy Ohel who had the chip lead and Christopher Wallace completed. Ohel called and on fourth street he called another bet. On fifth Wallace bet again, Ohel raised and Wallace put his opponent all in. Ohel called.

Wallace: / /
Ohel: / /

Ohel hit an ace on sixth to jump in front but Wallace filled up on the river so that his full house sealed the deal! Ohel put up a great fight and was close to victory, but ultimately it's Wallace who walks away with the top prize and the title!

Christopher Wallace

6,000,000

1,100,000

Randy Ohel

0

-1,100,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:55 AM Local Time

Wallace Drags Massive Pot

Stud

Wallace: / /
Ohel: / /

Christopher Wallace was the bring in. Randy Ohel completed and Wallace called to see fourth street. Ohel fired out a bet on fourth and Wallace stuck around. The same happened on fifth and the two were off to sixth.

On sixth street, Ohel continued his aggression with a bet. Wallace came over the top with a raise and Ohel called. Ohel checked seventh street and Wallace led out. Ohel came over the top with a raise and Wallace paused a moment before making it three bets. As soon as he cut out a raise, Ohel stirred in his seat.

"Oh god damn it," said Ohel. "You have seven-nine. Are you raising with trips again? Because I can beat trips. Alright. I call."

"Sixes full," replied Wallace, rolling over . Ohel mucked his hand and Wallace dragged in the huge pot. He's now sitting on 4.9 million to Ohel's 1.1 million.

Christopher Wallace

4,900,000

1,300,000

Randy Ohel

1,100,000

-1,300,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:48 AM Local Time

Level 30 started

Level:

30

Blinds:

0/0

Ante:

0

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:47 AM Local Time

Wallace Takes The Lead

Razz

Randy Ohel had the bring in and Christopher Wallace called. On fourth street bet and Ohel called again. On fifth Wallace kept betting and Ohel tanked for a bit before making the call. On sixth street Wallace bet and Ohel called.

On seventh street both players checked.

Wallace: / /
Ohel: / /

Wallace showed and that was enough to take down this pot.

Christopher Wallace

3,600,000

700,000

Randy Ohel

2,400,000

-700,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:46 AM Local Time

Ohel Over Wallace

Razz

Ohel: /
Wallace: / -fold

Christopher Wallace was the bring in and Randy Ohel completed. Wallace called and Ohel continued out with a bet on fourth street. Wallace called and the two saw fifth street. Ohel fired a bet again and Wallace stayed the course.

On sixth street, Ohel had four to the wheel showing and led out once more. Wallace instantly folded and Ohel was pushed the pot.

Randy Ohel

3,100,000

200,000

Christopher Wallace

2,900,000

-200,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:34 AM Local Time

Richard Sklar Eliminated in 3rd Place ($206,499)

Omaha 8

Richard Sklar had been on the short end for a while when Randy Ohel raised from the button in Omaha 8. Sklar three-bet, Ohel four-bet and Sklar moved all in. Ohel called and the cards were turned face up.

Ohel:
Sklar:

The board ran out and Sklar was knocked out in third place after an amazing run he takes home $206,499.

Randy Ohel

3,400,000

450,000

Christopher Wallace

2,600,000

500,000

Richard Sklar

0

-450,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:23 AM Local Time

Sklar Slipping

Limit Hold'em

Randy Ohel raised from the small blind and Richard Sklar called out of the big blind. The two saw a flop of and Ohel continued with a bet. Sklar announced a raise and Ohel came along for the ride. The turned and Ohel led into the raiser with a bet. Sklar sighed, picked his hand up, and tossed it into the muck. Sklar is now down around 450,000 in chips while Ohel sits on 2.95 million.

Randy Ohel

2,950,000

150,000

Richard Sklar

450,000

-400,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:21 AM Local Time

Wallace Keeps Firing

Limit Hold'em

Richard Sklar raised from the button and Christopher Wallace made it three bets from the small blind. Action folded back to Sklar and he tagged along. The flop came down and Wallance came out firing. Sklar called and the put two pair on the board on the turn. Wallace fired again but this time Sklar opted to kick his cards in. Wallace was pushed the pot and now has about 2.1 million in chips.

Christopher Wallace

2,100,000

400,000

Richard Sklar

850,000

-200,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:13 AM Local Time

Trading Blows

The chips are being moved around the table at a high pace, as the huge betting limits turn every pot into a big one. In recent hands Sklar had picked up some steam but he's still the short stack at the table. Ohel remains in the lead but he's two pots that go all the way could easily turn things around.

Randy Ohel

3,000,000

200,000

Christopher Wallace

1,700,000

-850,000

Richard Sklar

1,050,000

80,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:58 AM Local Time

Ohel Takes Chip Lead

Stud

Ohel: /
Wallace: / -fold

Christopher Wallace was the bring in and Randy Ohel completed. Action folded back to Wallace and he tossed out a call. Ohel paired up on fourth and led out with a bet. Wallace called with two clubs showing to see fifth street. Ohel fired again on fifth. This time, Wallace opted to let it go. Ohel raked in the pot and now sits on 2.8 million for the chip lead.

Randy Ohel

2,800,000

570,000

Christopher Wallace

2,550,000

-130,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:41 AM Local Time

Level 29 started

Level:

29

Blinds:

0/0

Ante:

0

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:22 AM Local Time

Break Time

Players are now on a 20-minute break. Christopher Wallace currently leads with 2.68 million.

Christopher Wallace

2,680,000

-220,000

Randy Ohel

2,230,000

390,000

Richard Sklar

970,000

-630,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:13 AM Local Time

Richard Ashby Eliminated in 4th Place ($150,625)

Stud 8

Ashby: / /
Sklar: / /

A short-stacked Richard Ashby was all in on third street against Richard Sklar.

"I've got sh*t," said Sklar, calling the raise and standing from the table.

"I've got sh*t, too," replied Ashby, rolling his hand over.

Once seventh street was reached, Sklar squeezed his hand first, rolling over the and making a heart flush for the high. Ashby squeezed his, hoping to make his low draw, but ultimately did not get there with the . He was eliminated in 5th place and will collect $150,625 for his finish.

Richard Sklar

1,600,000

300,000

Richard Ashby

0

-250,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:07 AM Local Time

Wallace Scoops Sklar

Stud 8

Sklar: / /
Wallace: / /

Picking up with the action on fifth street, Christopher Wallace checked over to Richard Sklar who tossed out a bet. Wallace called and checked once again on sixth. Sklar bet sixth and Wallace came over the top with a raise. Sklar called.

Both players checked seventh street and Wallace rolled over for trip sixes. Sklar mucked his hand and Wallace scooped. He's now up to 2.9 million in chips.

Christopher Wallace

2,900,000

600,000

Richard Sklar

1,300,000

-800,000

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:04 AM Local Time

Ashby Crippled

Stud 8

Wallace: / /
Ashby: / /

Picking up with the action on fifth street, Richard Ashby checked over to Chris Wallace who checked it back. Both players checked on sixth as well and Wallace fired out a bet on seventh. Ashby called and Wallace rolled over for a straight. Ashby mucked his hand and Wallace scooped the pot. He's now sitting on 2.3 million while Ashby has been crippled to 250,000.

Christopher Wallace

2,300,000

270,000

Richard Ashby

250,000

-750,000

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:41 PM Local Time

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 5th Place ($112,066)

Razz

Ohel: / /
Pescatori: / /

Max Pescatori completed and Randy Ohel raised the action. It folded back to Pescatori who moved all in for about 120,000 and Ohel called. Ohel made two pair by sixth street but pulled a deuce on seventh, making his jack low. Pescatori could not beat it and he was sent to the rail in fifth place. Pescatori will collect $112,066 for his efforts.

Randy Ohel

1,840,000

880,000

Max Pescatori

0

-120,000

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:31 PM Local Time

Pescatori Takes a Huge Hit

Razz

In a huge hand of Razz Max Pescatori just lost almost all of his chips. Richard Ashby had the bring in and Richard Sklar completed after which Pascatori and Randy Ohel called. Ashby called as well and on third street Sklar bet again. Pescatori raised, both Ohel and Ashby folded and Sklar called.

On fifth street Pescatori bet and Sklar called. On sixth the same thing repeated itself before Pescatori checked on seventh. Sklar looked long and hard at his cards before betting another 120,000. Pescatori called, leaving himself with 35,000 behind, and Sklar slammed on the table.

Pescatori quadrupled up on the next hand but he remains as the short stack.

Richard Sklar

2,100,000

600,000

Max Pescatori

120,000

-720,000

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:21 PM Local Time

Level 28 started

Level:

28

Blinds:

0/0

Ante:

0

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:17 PM Local Time

Wallace Over Two Million

Limit Hold'em

Max Pescatori raised from under the gun and Christopher Wallace made it three bets from the cutoff. Action came back to Pescatori and he called.

The flop came down and Pescatori check-called a continuation bet. The turn was the and Pescatori checked for a second time. Wallace fired out again and Pescatori called. The came on the river and Pescatori checked for a third time. Wallace fired and Pescatori instantly folded his hand. Wallace showed for trips and raked the pot. Wallace is now sitting on about 2.03 million in chips.

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